US 12,271,965 B2
Method for ordering and delivering food by using autonomous vehicle, and system using same
Sung Jae Hwang, Seongnam-si (KR)
Assigned to XYZ, Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by XYZ, Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/544,095.
Application 17/544,095 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2021/003067, filed on Mar. 12, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0032421 (KR), filed on Mar. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0101459 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. G06Q 50/12 (2012.01); A23L 5/10 (2016.01); A47J 44/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G06Q 20/22 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 50/12 (2013.01) [A23L 5/10 (2016.08); A47J 44/00 (2013.01); B25J 9/1664 (2013.01); B60W 60/00256 (2020.02); G05D 1/0011 (2013.01); G06Q 20/22 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for ordering and delivering food by using an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:
a food ordering step of transmitting an order of food by a user to a server, information on the order of food not designating a food station to receive the order of food;
an unmanned food station determination step of determining, by the server, an unmanned food station that will prepare the food among a plurality of unmanned food stations based on a location of the autonomous vehicle, and transmitting, by the server, the order of food to the determined unmanned food station;
a vehicle movement step of controlling an autonomous vehicle to move to the determined unmanned food station;
a food preparation step of preparing, by the determined unmanned food station, ordered food;
a vehicle entry step of recognizing that the autonomous vehicle has entered an area of the unmanned food station in response to determining that the autonomous vehicle is located within a predetermined distance from the unmanned food station;
a control delegation step of delegating, by the autonomous vehicle, control of the autonomous vehicle to the determined unmanned food station;
a vehicle control step of controlling, by the determined unmanned food station, movement of the autonomous vehicle remotely in response to receiving delegation of the control of the autonomous vehicle from the autonomous vehicle; and
a food delivery step of delivering, by the determined unmanned food station, the prepared food into the autonomous vehicle.